Ken Barton Memorial

Posted by Colin Heggie on Apr 28, 2019

On Sunday afternoon, Apr 28th, 2019, a large gathering at the Allan Brooks Nature Centre honored the life & legacy of our long-time member, Ken Barton, who left us Jan 10th. Over a dozen of our current & past members attended. The first part of the program, hosted by our club's Dr John Wheeldon, included contributions from Dave Weatherill, President Gillian Canniff, & past members Dennis Windsor & Keray Regan, about Ken's long & distinguished membership in Rotary. ABNC Board Chair Jim Popowich, Director David Guscott, & past Director Ken Finch then spoke about Ken’s 24 years of contributions to their organization. He held many positions, including Treasurer, Chairman, & most recently Director Emeritus. It would not be an exaggeration to say Ken’s work with ABNC, in a wide variety of ways, was integral to its success. In honour of his work, & particularly in recognition of his interest in educating youth about nature, ABNC has named their educational facility the “Ken Barton Learning Centre.” A scholarship in Ken's name is also being established, to support a worthy student in an environmental field.